Cleveland officials plead ignorance on airport ransomware incident, local media unimpressed

StateScoop: Officials in Cleveland said Monday that a cyberattack that disrupted a handful of systems at the city’s airport last week was the result of ransomware. But the city is still having difficulty explaining the nature of the attack to the public.

Authorities said Monday that the screens inside the Hopkins International Airport showing flight and baggage-claim information, as well as the airport’s email server, were running again for the first time in eight days.

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